|
crowd sourcing the experts |
||||||||
 |
||||||||
Art Adams
A native of Northern California, Art Adams has been in the film industry for 22 years--including the last 17 as a director of photography. After spending ten years in Hollywood, Art is now based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been published in HD Video Pro, American Cinematographer, Camera Operator Magazine, Film/Tape World and CineSource. Art is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE 600), the Society of Camera Operators (SOC), and is a trustee of the National Writers Union (UAW 1981). His web site is at www.artadams.net. 
The Best of Stunning Good LooksCAMERAS: Food Fights with the FS700CAMERA MATH: The Importance of RatiosGEEK-OUT: The Matrix, ReloadedLighting Fire and Liquids: Playtime with the Sony FS700LED Light Tests: Flesh Tone and Color Comparison ShootoutBEHIND THE SCENES: Smoke in the Woods with the Canon 5DLED Light Tests: PRG Sponsors an LED Light ShootoutCANON C300: Trimming White Balance, Plus a Look at Daylight vs. Tungsten ColorCAMERAS: Now It’s Rocket ScienceLights, Camera, Kids: Shooting a Childish Spot for T-Mobile on the Canon 5DGEEK OUT: The Non-Technical Technical Guide to Sony OLED MonitorsLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Rough Guide to Illuminating a Bounce CardLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Exploiting a Single Light SourceBOOK REVIEW: “How to Shoot Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot”LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing the Fill Light for FacesLIGHTING STRATEGIES: What Makes Soft Lights Cast Soft Shadows?For You, a Panel DiscussionLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Soft Light vs. Hard LightPulse Width Modulation is NOT Your FriendLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing a Hard Key LightThe Simplest, Fastest Interview Lighting Setup—Ever.The Future of Technology is YouFill Light: The Underdog of LightingBlue Nile Shines Thanks to the Canon 5D and Apple Color
May 2012April 2012March 2012January 2012December 2011November 2011October 2011September 2011July 2011June 2011April 2011February 2011January 2011December 2010October 2010September 2010August 2010July 2010June 2010April 2010March 2010February 2010January 2010November 2009October 2009September 2009August 2009July 2009June 2009May 2009April 2009March 2009February 2009January 2009November 2008October 2008September 2008August 2008July 2008June 2008May 2008April 2008March 2008February 2008Complete Archives
;
|
|
CANON C300: Trimming White Balance, Plus a Look at Daylight vs. Tungsten ColorCameras used to be SOOOO boring. Now every new camera is a mystery to be unfolded: What does it do well? What tweaks can make it better? Here is my first C300 article that addresses these questions…
I’ve shot a lot of web and broadcast spots on the Canon 5D and while it makes pretty pictures the controls are very limited. It’s also not a camera that can be used quickly. At the moment the Canon C300 is a bit of a mystery to me: before my recent tests I didn’t know whether it’s a 5D with more controls and a cinematographer-friendly form factor or if it’s something more. My initial conclusion: it’s more. A lot more. In my next few articles I’m going to take a peek inside the machinery and see what I can find. With the help of charts from DSC Labs I hope to shed some light on the inner workings of the C300 and try to figure out what its niche is. more »
Cameras•
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProVideo Coalition•
NAB2012•
Production•
Tips•
Training•
(1) Comments•
Most recent comments by:
tedsta03,
•
Permalink
CAMERAS: Now It’s Rocket ScienceIt used to be so simple: pick a film stock, pick a lens, shoot images, process and print, repeat. It wasn’t rocket science. Now, though… it’s rocket science.
Not so long ago the toughest choice we had to make was which film stock to use. It was possible to learn one or two stocks really, really well and use them predictably over the course of many years. Now a game-changing camera comes out every year, introducing us to new strengths and weakness. Not so long ago cinematography wasn’t rocket science. Now… it is. more »
Cameras•
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProVideo Coalition•
Production•
Tips•
Training•
(28) Comments•
Most recent comments by:
LennyLevy,
Art Adams,
LennyLevy,
LennyLevy,
Art Adams,
LennyLevy,
Art Adams,
LennyLevy,
LennyLevy,
Art Adams,
•
Permalink
Lights, Camera, Kids: Shooting a Childish Spot for T-Mobile on the Canon 5D“Just for the web” is no reason to skimp on a project’s look. A few simple tricks made this web spot shine.
A web spot may be seen by more people than a broadcast spot, so making it pretty is more important than ever. In this case, simple but elegant lighting and custom gamma curves made this spot shine. (And when shooting kids, “simple” becomes very important.) more »
Cameras•
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
HDSLR•
ProPhoto Coalition•
ProVideo Coalition•
Lighting•
Production•
Tips•
Training•
Visual Effects•
(7) Comments•
Most recent comments by:
stupper57,
DerickJ,
Clarke L. Smith,
Art Adams,
Clarke L. Smith,
Art Adams,
aburke,
•
Permalink
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Exploiting a Single Light SourceSometimes all it takes to make a beautiful picture is placing one light—as long as it’s the proper light source. This still photo shows an example of one style of soft lighting that’s been in use for centuries, and for good reason: it works.
There are few things more elegant than lighting a shot with a single light source. It doesn’t always work, but when it does—it’s magical. more »
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProPhoto Coalition•
ProVideo Coalition•
Lighting•
Production•
Tips•
Training•
(0) Comments•
•
Permalink
Advertisement BOOK REVIEW: “How to Shoot Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot”The best books about cinematography aren’t necessarily about the art of cinematography. They’re about getting all the other stuff out of the way so you can practice cinematography. This is the book that tells you what you didn’t know—but need to know—about becoming a cinematographer.
This book is not for everyone. If you don’t eat, breathe and live cinematography… maybe you should read something else. Seriously. This book may not be for you. (But if it is… you’d better not miss it.) more »
Cameras•
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProVideo Coalition•
Lighting•
Tips•
Training•
(0) Comments•
•
Permalink
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing the Fill Light for FacesPlacing a fill light properly is possibly more important than placing a key light… and I can prove it!
In this article I wrote about classical key light placement and classical portraiture to illustrate how artists and cinematographers have traditionally gone about lighting faces. Fill light is often derided as the light that simply opens up the shadows, but it can do much more than that. It can have a shape and beauty all its own, and it can save you when your key light placement is not optimal. more »
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProVideo Coalition•
Lighting•
Production•
Tips•
Training•
(1) Comments•
Most recent comments by:
mosizzle,
•
Permalink
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: What Makes Soft Lights Cast Soft Shadows?When it comes to soft light, size matters.
It’s one thing to understand that soft sources make soft shadows. It’s another thing to understand why. Fortunately a friend from the insect world can help us if we will look at soft light through his eyes. more »
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProVideo Coalition•
Lighting•
Production•
Tips•
Training•
(2) Comments•
Most recent comments by:
PROFusioNZ,
tedsta03,
•
Permalink
For You, a Panel DiscussionTake a break from reading and listen to us for a change: PVC writers speak at the 2011 Entertainment Technology Expo in Burbank. A rabble of PVC writers (yes, that’s the collective term) spoke at this year’s Entertainment Technology Expo in Burbank. If you want to see some of the people behind the ProVideo Coalition content curtain, including myself, this is a “must see.” more »
Cameras•
GentryMedia Sister Sites•
ProVideo Coalition•
Production•
Tips•
(1) Comments•
Most recent comments by:
faickysak,
•
Permalink
Page 2 of 10 pages < 1 2 3 4 > Last » Advertisement |
|
|
||||
|
|
|||||||
Final Cut Pro X Multicam Editing webinar now available on-demand
Plus a little screencast in this blog post on a topic we didn’t get to cover.
I had great fun last week presenting the Final Cut Pro X multicam editing webinar for Moviola Filmmaking Webinars. It was a lightning fast 90 minutes and we covered a lot of ground but we didn’t get through everything I wanted to cover. The On-Demand version can be purchased and I recorded an extra screencast about one topic that I didn’t get to cover in the webinar. Check it out after the jump.
CAMERAS: Food Fights with the FS700
You want 240fps 1920x1080? I’ve got your high-speed HD right here… for less than $10K.
When Adam Wilt and I shot “Fire and Ice” together on a prototype FS700 we had no idea that it would be shown at NAB… and that it would be hit. We wanted to do more, so we pitched Sony a commercial concept for a local company that involved high speed “veggie baseball.” Guess what: they sent us an FS700 again. Edible baseball never looked so good.
To be considered for listing, contact pr (at) provideocoalition (dot) com
Copyright © 2012, HD Expo, LLC a division of Diversified Business Communications. DBA Createasphere
All rights reserved. HD EXPO, High Def EXPO, Createasphere, E-Tech, Entertainment Technology Exposition, 3D Production Workshop, VariCamp, P2 Camp, ColorCamp 101, and Lighting, Filters & Gels for HD are all trademarks of HD Expo, LLC.